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Chapter 381: In all martial arts, only speed is unbeatable!

Chapter 381: Chapter 381: In all martial arts, only speed is unbeatable!

Xiao Zheng furrowed his brows, finding it hard to imagine that Leng Ruobing had such a side to her. Usually cold and aloof, now she seemed like a little match girl, lost and helpless.

Soon, the BMW pulled into the parking spot of the group.

Leng Ruobing hurried out and quickly ran towards the interior of Qianqiu Group, with Xiao Zheng closely following behind her.

"Ding"

The elevator doors opened, revealing the scene inside: police and security personnel had already sealed off the top floor and were investigating.

The leading officer was Xiao Yufei, and she, clad in her police uniform, indeed looked spirited and heroic.

Leng Ruobing quickly approached her and urgently asked, "Officer, have you got any leads?"

"Ah!"

Xiao Yufei glanced at Leng Ruobing and then cast a quick look at Xiao Zheng, her frown deepening as she said, "Mr. Leng, don’t worry. It wasn’t just your group that was robbed last night. Many others, including top exhibits from Hengshun Auction House, were stolen. The police have established a special task force to thoroughly investigate these cases."

"What?"

Xiao Zheng’s heart tightened. Multiple incidents? This wasn’t an accident?

"Officer Xiao, the exhibit storage room at Hengshun Auction House has security measures no less stringent than a bank. How did the thieves get in?"

"Based on preliminary judgments, these are high-tech thieves of a new era, audacious and highly skilled." Xiao Yufei was immensely shocked herself, her eyes widened as she spoke.

Xiao Zheng ceased speaking further and entered the storage room where the safe was maintained.

The scene that met his eyes was astonishing!

There was a round hole in the bulletproof, sealed window, as if it had been smoothly cut out.

Upon examining the wall inside the storage room closer, there was a small hole that looked like it had been made by a nail.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Zheng walked over to the window, squinting his eyes, lit a cigarette, and remained silent for a long time.

Xiao Yufei, observing his profound demeanor, spoke irritably, "What are you playing at? Hurry up and get out, don’t hinder our investigation."

"Alright!"

Xiao Zheng didn’t make a fuss and walked straight out.

Xiao Yufei was left puzzled. Was he on some kind of medication? Since when did he become so serious?

Meanwhile, Xiao Zheng had gone straight to the rooftop, smoking and making a phone call.

"Catherine, how’s the investigation on the gate theft going?"

"Boss, we’ve almost pinpointed the main base of the gate, located in the international waters south of Huaxia, near the Philippines. However, the exact coordinates still need further verification."

Catherine spoke attractively, her demeanor sultry as she talked to Xiao Zheng, letting her shoulder strap slip down slightly to reveal a glimpse of her fair skin.

This sudden allure nearly caused Xiao Zheng to sprain his back, prompting him to hurriedly close the video window and respond indifferently, "Is there any other valuable information?"

Catherine smiled coquettishly, "Actually, there is. There are many branches of the gate in Huaxia, but the largest is in Zhonghai City."

"Oh?"

Xiao Zheng flicked off some ash, puzzled, "With so many branches, why doesn’t Futu go after them?"

"Pfft!" Catherine scoffed disdainfully, "Futu’s investigative methods are antiquated with no innovation, nothing compared to our Sky Net.

Moreover, the gate is a global organization, very mysterious. It’s rumored that the theft at the Eagle Country Museum years ago was their work."

"Where’s the gate’s base in Zhonghai City? Tell me!"

"There’s a remote Taoist temple on Hailing Mountain in Zhonghai. The Taoist priest there is a fraud; he is the local head of the gate."

"Got it!"

Xiao Zheng hung up the phone, let out a sigh of frustration, and clenched his fists tightly, his eyes becoming profound and dark.

Such a high-profile organization, and global too, previously considering the gate as merely a Huaxia-based group was clearly inaccurate.

Bold from exceptional abilities, huh? Very well, Laozi is going to meet your gang of bastards.

As the saying goes, visible guns are easy to dodge, secret arrows are hard to guard against.

Since the Golden Bone was coveted by the thieves, they had to be completely eradicated; there could be no hidden dangers left.

First, they used the tactic of snatching bags to set up the situation, guessing that the robbery at the Qianqiu Group’s safe was also the work of the thieves, and at the same time, they took the opportunity to rob several other places.

This can be endured, but that, absolutely not!

...

The night was dark and oppressive, so thick that you could not see your fingers in front of you.

Xiao Zheng, along with Long Qie and Titan, headed straight up to Hailing Mountain, searching for that Taoist temple.

Without the moonlight’s illumination, they could only proceed with flashlights, navigating the rugged mountain paths that wound beside the cliff’s edge, where a slight misstep could send one tumbling down into the abyss.

"Who’s there?"

Suddenly, a sinister voice arose, quite abruptly.

"Snap!"

All three flashlights went out at once, and the trio stealthily pounced to the side, wary of a hidden ambush.

Then, the surroundings fell into a deathlike silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Flap flap..."

A whooshing noise came from the trees, as if a master was moving swiftly between the large trees.

Xiao Zheng’s eyes narrowed, truly a member of the thieves, a noble thief; such mastery in movement technique was indeed remarkable.

Just then.

Two shadows descended from the trees, like ghosts, making no sound at all.

"Eh, Third Brother, there were definitely people using flashlights just now, how come they disappeared all of a sudden?"

"Did you see that wrong, kid? How could there be people here in this desolate wilderness? Unless it was a will-o’-the-wisp?

"Impossible! The color of a will-o’-the-wisp comes with a fluorescence, very eerie, it was clearly the bright light of a flashlight."

"Oh? Stop talking, it might be the cops, let’s hurry back and report to Mr. Du."

Having said that, the two shadows, like wraiths, turned and left.

"Stay right there!"

"Swoosh swoosh!"

Long Qie and Titan hurriedly stood up, throwing out a pitch-black battle axe and a huge iron hammer. The two weapons flew out like meteors, with a whooshing sound.

"Who is it?"

"Bang bang!"

"Puff puff!"

The two men in black heard the sound and tried to dodge, but it was too late. They only managed to scream before being blown away. The impact of the weapons carried them relentlessly forward, smashing countless small trees before they finally came to a halt, spitting out blood, evidently not long for this world.

Xiao Zheng and the others immediately turned on their flashlights and walked over.

They saw one of the men in black nailed to a large tree by the battle axe, his torso completely shattered, his internal organs and intestines spilled out, and his eyes wide open in death.

The other was even worse, his skull completely smashed by the iron hammer, his brain matter burst outward, scattering in a gory display.

Xiao Zheng covered his nose and mouth, waving his hand: "Since there’s a sentinel, the Taoist temple must be up ahead, let’s keep moving."

"Brother Xiao, these two men in black had excellent Qinggong, but as for their skills, I’m not so impressed," Long Qie scoffed, pulling out his battle axe.

Xiao Zheng spoke softly, "They are all from the thieves, placed in ancient times, they would be at the level of legendary thieves, possessing their unique secret techniques; it’s not that strange."

"But Brother Xiao, both these younger brothers are so nimble, what about their boss? Could he be able to travel through clouds and evade capture?" Titan spoke resonantly, making a sound point.

Xiao Zheng crouched down, whispering, "Not so mystical, just highly skilled in movement technique, but the martial arts themselves aren’t that great."

He also harbored a secret worry.

As the old saying goes, in the world of martial arts, nothing is indestructible, only speed is unbeatable.

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